Igboho in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Igboho in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IgbohoOyo (Region)Nigeria (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Igboho plotted against Oyo and Nigeria. The SNDi of new construction in Igboho rose steadily, compared to Oyo which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nigeria which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Igboho's incremental SNDi rose from 2.32 to 3.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Igboho ranked 5th out of 15 cities in Oyo and 105th out of 422 in Nigeria as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Nigeria
124th of 422
Rank in Oyo
6th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.33
Rank in Nigeria
105th of 422
Rank in Oyo
5th of 15

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IgbohoGhatampurAmparihimahitsy

In new street additions, Igboho built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ghatampur built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Amparihimahitsy built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Igboho and Ghatampur both became progressively more disconnected, while Amparihimahitsy grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Igboho and Ghatampur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.